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With the following script you can install Firefox (version 3.5  or version 3.6)  on your ubuntu box.

I have checked this script on ubuntu 8.10 umpc, Ubuntu 8.10 and Ubuntu 9.04. This script should also work with Ubuntu 9.10, If you use this script to install Firefox3.5/6 on Ubuntu 9.10 please leave a comment to this post.

As usual in each new installation you should add new repositories in /etc/apt/sources.list file thenyou shuould update the synaptic application and then you should install your totally new application.

To use this script you shall copy and paste it into a gedit window, then you shall save it as firefox_installer.sh, after open a terminal window and change the execution privelegies by typing the following command

# chmod +x firefox_installer.sh

now you can proceed with the installation (as sudoer) typing the following command:

# sudo ./firefox_installer.sh

and answering to each question.

Copy and paste the following script in gedit

#!/bin/bash

#

# Checking for root privileges

#

check_root_privileges()

{

   if [ ! "$UID" = "0" ]; then

    echo "[$LOGNAME] You need to be [root] to run this script."

    echo "You could login as root, or"

    echo "You could also try one of these: # sudo $0"

    echo " # su -c $0"

    exit 1

  fi

}

#

# Select the OS version

#

update_OS()

{

  PS3="Please select the OS version you are using:"

  options1="Ubuntu_9.10 Ubuntu_9.04 Ubuntu_8.10 Ubuntu_8.04"

  echo

  select opt in $options1 ; do

    case $opt in

      "Ubuntu_9.10")

       echo "deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa/ubuntu karmic main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list

       echo "deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa/ubuntu karmic main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list

    break

  ;;

    "Ubuntu_9.04")

      echo "deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list

      echo "deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list

    break

  ;;

    "Ubuntu_8.10")

      echo "deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list

      echo "deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list

    break

    ;;

    "Ubuntu_8.04")

      echo "deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa/ubuntu hardy main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list

      echo "deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa/ubuntu hardymain" >> /etc/apt/sources.list

    break

  ;;

    esac

  done

  echo $opt

}

#

# Starting the script

#

clear

firefox="3.5 3.6"

PS3="Select the version of firefox you want to install"

check_root_privileges

update_OS

apt-key adv –keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com –recv-keys 247510BE

sudo apt-get update

select app in $firefox ; do

   case $app in

      "3.5")

          sudo apt-get install firefox-3.5

          break

          ;;

      "3.6")

          sudo apt-get install firefox-3.6

          break

         ;;

    esac

done